A fost sau n-a fost?

Sep 29 2006 Unrated 1h 29m
Comedy, Drama

It's the 22nd of December. Sixteen years have passed since the revolution, and in a small town Christmas is about to come. Piscoci, an old retired man is preparing for another Christmas alone. Manescu, the history teacher, tries to keep up with his debts. Jderescu, the owner of a local television post, seems not to be so interested in the upcoming holidays. For him, the time to face history has come. Along with Manescu and Piscoci, he is trying to answer for himself a question which for 16 years has not had an answer: "Was it or wasn't it a revolution in their town?"

Plot

It's the 22nd of December. Sixteen years have passed since the revolution, and in a small town Christmas is about to come. Piscoci, an old retired man is preparing for another Christmas alone. Manescu, the history teacher, tries to keep up with his debts. Jderescu, the owner of a local television post, seems not to be so interested in the upcoming holidays. For him, the time to face history has come. Along with Manescu and Piscoci, he is trying to answer for himself a question which for 16 years has not had an answer: "Was it or wasn't it a revolution in their town?"

Written by

Corneliu Porumboiu

Directed by

Corneliu Porumboiu

Cast

Mircea Andreescu, Teodor Corban, Ion Sapdaru

Crew

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Production Countries

Romania

Production Companies

42 Km Film

Languages

Româna

Awards

12 wins & 13 nominations

Trailers
12:08 East of Bucharest (2006) trailer
Featurettes
Critics' Picks - 12:08 East of Bucharest
Scores
# of Votes
8,322
Average Rating
7.3 out of 10
Metascore
77
Popularity
NA